Woodside, Delaware

Woodside is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 181 at the 2010 census.[4]

Woodside, Delaware
Town
Location of Woodside in Kent County, Delaware.
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Coordinates: 39°04′17″N 75°34′06″W
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	Kent
Incorporated	April 4, 1911
Area [1]
• Total	0.14 sq mi (0.37 km^2)
• Land	0.14 sq mi (0.37 km^2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km^2)
Elevation	59 ft (18 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	181
• Estimate  (2019)[2]	193
• Density	1,368.79/sq mi (527.46/km^2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code	19980
Area code(s)	302
FIPS code	10-80830
GNIS feature ID	214881[3]
Website	woodside.delaware.gov

History

Woodside was originally named the "Village of Fredonia" and underwent a name change to Woodside that was passed by the Delaware General Assembly on March 17, 1869. Woodside developed as a shipping center for fruit and grain after the Delaware Railroad was built in 1856.[5] The Woodside Methodist Episcopal Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[6]

Geography

Woodside is located at 39°04′17″N 75°34′06″W (39.0715017, -75.5682584).[7]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1920	140		—
1930	140		0.0%
1940	189		35.0%
1950	157		−16.9%
1960	189		20.4%
1970	223		18.0%
1980	248		11.2%
1990	140		−43.5%
2000	184		31.4%
2010	181		−1.6%
Est. 2019	193	[2]	6.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

At the 2000 census there were 184 people, 70 households, and 52 families living in the town. The population density was 1,130.6 people per square mile (444.0/km²). There were 72 housing units at an average density of 442.4 per square mile (173.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.20% White, 0.54% African American, 1.09% Asian, 0.54% from other races, and 1.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.09%.[9]

Of the 70 households 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.4% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.7% were non-families. 20.0% of households were one person and 12.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 2.94.

The age distribution was 22.3% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 33.7% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% 65 or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.0 males.

The median household income was $54,250 and the median family income was $53,750. Males had a median income of $35,417 versus $21,875 for females. The per capita income for the town was $23,399. About 3.9% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 15.0% of those sixty five or over.

Infrastructure

Transportation

U.S. Route 13 Alternate passes north-south through Woodside on Upper King Road, heading south to Canterbury and north to Camden. Delaware Route 10 Alternate passes east-west through Woodside on Main Street. Delaware Route 15 passes through Woodside by heading north along US 13 Alternate and west along DE 10 Alternate before heading north along Dundee Road. U.S. Route 13 passes to the east of Woodside along Dupont Highway, heading north toward Dover and south toward Harrington.[10] DART First State provides bus service to the Woodside area along Route 117, which heads north toward Camden to connect to the local bus routes serving the Dover area and south toward Harrington.[11] The Delmarva Central Railroad's Delmarva Subdivision line passes north-south through Woodside.[12]

Utilities

Delmarva Power, a subsidiary of Exelon, provides electricity to Woodside.[13] Chesapeake Utilities provides natural gas to the town.[14]

References

1. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
2. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
3. "Woodside". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-12-31. Retrieved 2011-04-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
5. Federal Writers' Project (1938). The ocean highway: New Brunswick, New Jersey to Jacksonville, Florida. American Guide Series. New York: Modern Age Books. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
6. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
7. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
8. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
9. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
10. Delaware Department of Transportation (2017). Official Travel & Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation.
11. "Kent County Bus System Guide" (PDF). DART First State. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
12. "Delmarva Central Railroad". Carload Express. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
13. "Service Territory". Delmarva Power. Archived from the original on May 25, 2014. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
14. "Delmarva Service Territory". Chesapeake Utilities. Retrieved August 14, 2017.